to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take turns; to mingle together
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
many; much; plenty; hardly
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
February; second month of the lunar calendar
first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to feel; to sense; to experience